He said: “The two priests will be buried with their worshippers and this is significant because they were praying together and seeking lasting solution to the unending killings, which had become a recurring decimal."

Ortese called on the federal government to do whatever it takes to put an end to the killings in Benue.

He said: “We cannot go back to the primitive way of buying weapon to defend ourselves because out of million of Nigerians one person is elected to protect us and the person should perform his constitutional duty.

“Nigerians are paying taxes to be protected, so the federal government must protect our lives and properties."

The call for protest was contained in a statement on Wednesday, April 25, in which the CAN president, Rev Olasupo Ayokunle, urged Christians to hold the peaceful protests within their church premises on Sunday April 29, 2018, Vanguard reports.